HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01221991 - 91-64 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Implementing )
a Parking Amnesty Program ) RESOLUTION NO. 91/64
WHEREAS there are over 100,000 delinquent parking citations which have
been issued in Contra Costa County but which for one reason or another were not
paid; and
WHEREAS those unpaid parking citations after 30 days subject the vehicle
owners not only to the fine for the parking citation but also to administrative
charges and penalties; and
WHEREAS after a parking citation remains unpaid for more than 90 days
the California Department of Motor Vehicles (hereinafter the "DMV") places a Hold
on renewals of registration of vehicles belonging to that person subject to the
outstanding parking citations; and
WHEREAS these Holds often discourage owners from renewing vehicle
registration, those citizens who have outstanding parking citations tend to
continue to disregard the law, and continual disregard of the law undermines the
integrity of the legal processes; and
WHEREAS many citizens have expressed an interest in clearing their
records but find that the penalties have become onerous and they are unable to
pay both the penalties and the outstanding charges; and
WHEREAS the Contra Costa County Municipal Courts intend to institute a
parking amnesty program in order to reduce the backlog of older unprocessed cases
with Holds resulting from failure to appear or pay; and
WHEREAS this program will be implemented in conjunction with the
implementation of the new Auto-Cite Program which provides for the towing of
vehicles with five or more delinquent parking citations received within Contra
Costa County; and
WHEREAS the full bail amount on all citations will be rolled back to
the original bail amounts during the amnesty program period in accordance with
Vehicle Code Section 40511 and Penal Code Section 1275; and
WHEREAS the amnesty program has been designed to minimize the
inconvenience to and burden on the orderly operation of the offices of the
Municipal Courts while facilitating the clearing of unpaid parking citations; and
the Municipal Courts have the funding within their budgets necessary to conduct
the amnesty program;
NOW THEREFORE IT IS RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra
Costa County SUPPORTS the Municipal Courts in implementing a one-time amnesty
program for outstanding parking citations that are subject to penalties and DMV
Holds;
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors will take
reasonable steps to assist the Municipal Courts in publicizing the availability
of this amnesty program so as to maximize its effectiveness.
PASSED on January 22, 1991 by unanimous vote of the Board members
present.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an
order entered on the minutes of said Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
22nd day of January, 1991.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
By: Deputy Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 91/64